CVE-2021-27861

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    CVE-2021-27861

    Published: 27 Sept 2022Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Layer 2 network filtering capabilities such as IPv6 RA guard can be bypassed using LLC/SNAP headers with invalid length (and optionally VLAN0 headers)

    References: https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/855201, https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/855201, , https://standards.ieee.org/ieee/802.1Q/10323/, https://standards.ieee.org/ieee/802.2/1048/, https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-v6ops-ra-guard/08/, https://blog.champtar.fr/VLAN0_LLC_SNAP/

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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